Category Archives: Landscape

Anywhere…

Posted on February 24, 2015 by Sue Vincent

I drove home this morning as the long gold of a soft morning painted the world in pastel and shadows. I finally had a dawn to drive home with after the long winter darkness. By ten past six I was … Continue reading →

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Heading south again

Posted on December 4, 2014 by Sue Vincent

“Whoa!” The temptation is to slam the brakes on… but we’ve both seen it. You could, I suppose, hardly miss it… especially not after the otherworldly morning on Glastonbury Tor. This thing, coming hard on its heels as it were, … Continue reading →

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Cold comfort

Posted on November 6, 2014 by Sue Vincent

It can be cold in London… damned cold… No, wait a minute…that’s the start of one of my favourite episodes of The Goon Show. *Thinks, I wonder if I can get it online…? (I sound like Bluebottle even to me … Continue reading →

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Light and colour

Posted on October 10, 2014 by Sue Vincent

I was looking for a particular photo of a dramatic sky to illustrate Going down… That meant delving into old files and I came across the folders taken in the cold of the autumn last year, when I and my … Continue reading →

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Sword of Destiny – Anniversary offer

Posted on September 12, 2014 by Sue Vincent

While I wander the moors on which Sword of Destiny is set this weekend, the book celebrates its first year; a Kindle offer will be running for three days from 12th to 14th September. Sword of Destiny will be available … Continue reading →

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Heart of Albion: Tales from the Wondrous Head – Book Review

Posted on September 2, 2014 by Sue Vincent

Heart of Albion is the second book in the Triad of Albion series, along with The Initiate and Giants Dance. It began with a walk over the bracken covered hillsides of Derbyshire to a lonely stone circle, almost forgotten. It … Continue reading →

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“Copious duckage and a load of bullocks”

Posted on August 21, 2014 by Sue Vincent

“That would make a good title,” he said as we watched the flock of birds swimming across the surface of the hidden lake. We had failed miserably at finding the chambered cairn of Five Wells and the prospect of a … Continue reading →

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Almost…

Posted on August 10, 2014 by Sue Vincent

This morning my sons almost jumped from an airplane. But not quite. Not yet. The five a.m. alarm was futile although we could not have taken anything for granted. Local weather conditions vary and it might have been better at … Continue reading →

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Riverbank

Posted on June 24, 2014 by Sue Vincent

There was no way Stuart was going to let me drag him back up on the moors again after the ice-cream. We were supposed to be conserving energy ready for the early start on Saturday morning so I suggested we … Continue reading →

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Bluebells and beech trees

Posted on May 21, 2014 by Sue Vincent

  When you live in a landscape it is very easy to take it for granted. You see it every day and normality can dull the beauty, busyness draws the attention away from open eyed wonder and everyday cares can … Continue reading →

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